Nanaimo was a federal
electoral district
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in
British Columbia
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1904 to 1979.
This
riding was created as Nanaimo riding in 1903 from parts of
Vancouver
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and
Victoria
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ridings.
Its legal description when it was created was: "The electoral district of Nanaimo, comprising the provincial electoral districts of Cowichan, Esquimalt, Nanaimo City, Newcastle, Saanich and The Islands."
Nanaimo electoral district was renamed
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands was a federal electoral district—also known as a “riding”—in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1962 to 1979.
This riding was created in 1962 from Nanaim ...
in 1962.
Members of Parliament
Election results
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
*
Past Canadian electoral districts
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External links
Riding history from the
Library of Parliament
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:
Nanaimo 1904-1952Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands
* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
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Defunct British Columbia federal electoral districts on Vancouver Island